Description

You desire substantially less government control of personal
activity and somewhat less government control over economic activity
than is presently the case in the U.S.
You are a moderate libertarian by some definitions; others prefer to limit
the term "libertarian" to those closer to the top corner of this graph, so
I use the term Left-Leaning Freedom Lover to avoid confusion.

Your views are probably best represented by the
Modern Whig Party. Whether it gets
off the ground is still to be seen.
Or you might like my plan for starting a third party— useful for starting from scratch or reforming
an existing third party.
Finally, your views could be represented by a mix of Democrats and Libertarians
in office.

Regardless of whether
you think third parties are viable, you might find my more recent articles
on success for libertarians of interest. There, I use a broad definition of the word libertarian
which includes people like yourself.

Political Parties and Related Organizations

The Libertarian Party was created to radically cut government—more than you
want.
Nonetheless, you might want to check them out to see if you want to add some Libertarians
to the mix of D's and R's currently in power, since the D's and R's are making
government bigger than you want.

Not happy with the existing parties? Would you like to see a political party
that was concerned about freedom and equality? Would you like to
shrink big government and big corporations?

I am contemplating starting such a party.
This is not a trivial undertaking!
However in my
manual on how to start a new political party
I seriously address the challenges inherent in third party politics in the
United States. Third parties generally fail, because the system is rigged against
third parties. However, there are a couple of interesting loopholes...

The Democratic Freedom Caucus.
Yes, there is a caucus within the Democratic Party that calls for
smaller government, but like other Democrats, they are greatly concerned with
equality.

Liberty and Other Values

The rich are
Paid
to BE Rich.
This strikes many as unfair, and they advocate bigger government
to do something about it.
What they don't realize is that the government is doing much
of the paying. The old money rich are subsidized.
So I started this blog to expose the hidden subsidies -- without
the unnecessary conspiracy theories that usually accompany such
exposes.

Freedom, equality, morality, nature,...these are all good things. All to often,
political debate rages over which is more important. Synergies get
overlooked. There is a better way,
holistic politics.
By looking at multiple values at the same time, it is possible to come up
with creative solutions for the world's problems,
solutions that make
all the factions more happy.

Think economics is just about predicting interest rates? Think again!
Marginal Revolution is a very
interesting economics blog written by professors at George Mason University.

How do we get back to sound money and a stable economy? How do we replace ridiculous
financial regulations with accountability?
Read Finance and Freedom to find out.
You will also find some fun potshots at Keynesian Economics and the Paradox of Thrift.
To the Krugmobile!

Political Strategy

Essays on World Liberation.
Once upon a time, I was a hardcore activist in the Libertarian Party, going
so far to sit on the National Committee and be on the Strategic Planning Team (SPT).
These essays are an outgrowth of said experiences and my experiments in the field.
Since then, I have
concluded that the Libertarian Party is not the optimical vehicle for liberty;
it is too radical to win many elections. Furthermore, I have mellowed over
time and have become more sensitive to issues other than liberty and the
size of government.
So I am no longer an LP member, but if you are (or become one) some of these
essays may prove useful.